Art
Appreciation (one semester course)
This one semester course will introduce learners to
the various forms of the visual arts, such as painting,
sculpture, film, and more. Students will learn how to
look at a work of art, identify and compare key
characteristics in artworks, and understand the role art
has played throughout history. Through hands-on
activities, virtual museum tours, discussion, and
research, learners will develop an overall appreciation
for the art they encounter in their daily lives.
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Career Planning (one semester course)
In this one semester course, students
will use an informative interactive process to explore
career and life options that fit their individual
interests, needs, and skills. Students begin with a
thorough examination of their own interests, aptitudes,
achievements, and personality styles. Then, they explore
potential career matches, examining job market
information, conducting informational interviews, and
plotting training and educational paths. Along the way,
students learn to craft effective resumes and letters,
and to handle job interview situations.
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Health
(one semester course)
This course will help students develop
the knowledge and skills needed to make healthy
decisions that allow them to stay active, safe and
informed. The lessons and activities are designed to
introduce students to important aspects of the main
types of health: emotional and mental, social and
consumer, and physical. Among other topics, students
will explore nutrition, understanding and avoiding
disease, first aid and CPR, and human sexuality.
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Life Skills (one semester course)
Life Skills is designed to increase
student knowledge and ability in skills necessary for
everyday living. The course emphasizes defining personal
values, goal-setting and planning, making decisions and
solving problems, evaluating information and dealing
with media and peer pressure, communication and
relationships, decision making, wellness and personal
safety, and contributing to your community.
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Music
Appreciation
(one semester course)
This one-semester course introduces students to the
elements, instrumentation, and historical periods of
music. Students will learn the significance of
surroundings and time periods and how they both
influenced the music of the day. Students will listen to
and evaluate several types of music, and will be
assessed through projects, presentations, and exams on
the knowledge and understanding of music.
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Nutrition and
Wellness
(one semester course)
This one semester course will introduce
the student to an overview of good nutrition principles
that are needed for human physical & mental wellness.
Discussion of digestion, basic nutrients, weight
management, sports & fitness, and life-span nutrition is
included. Application to today's food and eating trends,
plus learning to assess for reliable nutrition
information is emphasized.
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Personal Finance
(one semester course)
Understanding financial management
concepts is an important life skill. From credit to
insurance to taxes, it is imperative that students
understand the consequences of their choices. Wisely
managing their money, students become citizens that are
more responsible. A thorough understanding of financial
concepts, with practical application through activities
and projects, will enable students to leave this course
with applicable, useful skills for life. This course
surveys the basic personal financial needs of most
individuals and emphasizes the basics of budgeting,
saving, checking, investments, credit, the wise use of
insurance, and paying and preparing income tax returns.
After high school, students face a world filled with
possibilities, and the more knowledge they can acquire,
the higher the probability that their financial futures
will be secure. Students taking this course will learn
to better prepare for their financial futures.
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Physical Education
This course focuses on the fundamental components and
principles of fitness. The course examines safety
guidelines, proper technique, and exercise principles
such as the FITT. Students will assess their current
level of fitness in relation to the five components of
physical fitness: flexibility, cardiovascular health,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body
composition. Students will also learn strategies to help
them begin, design, and maintain an exercise program to
keep them fit for life. Two semesters available.
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Psychology (one semester course)
The purpose of this course is to
investigate why human beings think and act the way they
do. This is an introductory course and will broadly
cover several areas. Students will be expected to expand
and go further into the topics. Theories and current
research will be presented for the student to critically
evaluate and understand. Each unit will present the
terminology, theories and research that are critical to
the understanding of the topic. Assignments and
assessments will be included as well as tutorials and
interactive drills.
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Online Driver
Education
The
online Driver Education course offered by CESA #2
provides a unique opportunity for students that have
busy schedules to learn critical skills needed to become
a safe, low-risk driver.
Time is a big issue for parents, who have to juggle
their own commitments in order to take their child back
and forth to driver education classes. An online
program lets their child fit in driver education
coursework whenever and wherever they like — home,
school, public library, and at their own pace.
The
online CESA #2 Driver Education course is a foundation
course, which teaches the theory and practice of
responsible, defensive driving. Emphasis is placed upon
learning the mechanics of driving, the execution of most
driving operations and a thorough understanding of the
rules of safe driving. The online class is designed to
improve students' knowledge of traffic safety and to
prepare them to receive training for becoming safe
operators of motor vehicles. Students will also study
the legal and financial obligations of automobile
ownership, the care and maintenance of the automobile,
accident prevention,
the importance of controlling emotions while driving and
the effects of alcohol and other drugs on driving.
For
the driving portion of the course, CESA #2 will assist
in obtaining instructors in your area.
For
registration information, you can go to:
http://drivered.cesa2.org/
Select the school menu, and the first choice is for the
Internet course.
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